Former Carrefour CEO Joining B&M’s Board

B&M, the fast-growing value-orientated retailer, has appointed Gilles Petit as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from 2 May. The group highlighted that Petit has extensive...

Lidl Building Major Drinks Plant In The UK

MEG, part of the holding company that owns Lidl, has had its plans for a major beverage production facility near Derby approved by the...

Aldi Starts Trialling Self-Service Checkouts

Aldi has finally followed its rivals with the launch of its first ever self-service checkouts. The automated checkouts are being trialled at the discounter’s Glascote...

Lidl Ireland Introducing In-Store Recycling Stations

Lidl has announced plans to offer customers packaging recycling stations in its Irish stores. The stations at the end of checkouts will be rolled out...

Lidl Looking At Opening More Smaller Stores

Just weeks after Aldi launched its new compact city centre format, it has been revealed that Lidl has changed its property requirements to allow...

Grocery Market In Ireland Continues Robust Growth; Discounters And Dunnes Lead...

Latest market share figures by Kantar show that the Irish grocery market grew by 3.2% in the 12 weeks to 24 March 2019, with...

Aldi Challenging Established Players In Beauty Market

New research suggests that Aldi is making progress in building its presence in the fast-growing beauty market. According to Kantar data, published by trade magazine...

Tesco Opens 9th Jack’s Store

Six months on from the launch of its Jack’s discount format, Tesco has today opened its 9th store under the banner. Tesco opened its first...

Late ‘Grand Dame’ Of Aldi Clan Sparks Family Feud With Her...

The late wife of one of the founders of the discount supermarket chain Aldi has plunged the family into a bitter row after declaring...

Aldi Achieves New Record High Market Share; Asda Overtakes Sainsbury’s

The latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show the sector growing at its slowest rate for 12 months, held back by this year’s...

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